Month: September 2007
Tucks Rift
Since last weeks disappointment we had found out from the land owner that in the week before our previous dive attempt a farmer further up the valley had sprayed the bracken in his fields. In light of this information we now assume that it was the chemical that had stained the water, produced the bad …
Croatia
What a wonderful time we had in Croatia, Paklenica to be exact, and what an amazing place. Sadly still much evidence of the war. Very cheap, both beer and accommodation, tho expect both will change before too long. Almost too hot to climb, high 30s. Nice combination of single pitch and long multi, see pics… …
Men in Skirts……………………..
Via Ferratta in the Dolomites
Fiona, Charlotte, Phil & I are just back from Via Ferrata in the Dollies. Fantastic late summer weather gave us perfect blue skies all week. We managed to get loads of great routes done including the classics Strobel and Tridentina. It was Charlotte & Phil’s first taste of Via Ferratta Italian style and I think …
The real Williamson’s Monument… at last
We came home from North Wales last night. The forecast wasn’t great, so we decided that not so great weather at home was better than not so great weather in Wales. Very tired, we didn’t get out of bed until close to 10am, and the clouds looked heavy, so we felt uninspired to climb. After …